Cape Breton Highlanders

England

Circa 1941-1943

Group of Cape Breton Highlanders

Aldershot, England

Circa 1942

A group of Cape Breton Highlanders pose for the cameraman. Fred Cederberg is in the very back row with a bandage on his cheek. Fred’s cousin, Albert MacNeil, from Iona, Victoria County, NS, is crouching in the front row, second from the right. In the front row, second from the left is Sgt. Douglas Haig MacDonald from Florence, NS. He was killed in action in Italy on August 30, 1944. The other men are unidentified.

Circa 1942-1943

Group of Cape Breton Highlanders

Hadlow, England

Circa 1943

A group of Cape Breton Highlanders pose in front of the grand entrance to a country home in Hadlow, England, in 1943. The men are from No. 4 Platoon, the “Carrier Platoon,” of Support Company. They were currently billeted in the home at the time. Sitting in the centre is Fred Cederberg. Standing on the far left is Pte. Alfred James MacKeigan from Coxheath, near Sydney, Cape Breton. He was later killed in action in Holland on April 3, 1945. Standing on the far right is “Red” Roper. The other men are unidentified.

Group of Cape Breton Highlanders

England

Circa 1943

A group of Cape Breton Highlanders pose in front of one of the battalion’s bren gun carriers. The men are from No. 4 Platoon, the “Carrier Platoon,” of Support Company. Standing in the centre is Fred Cederberg. On the far left is Fred’s cousin, Albert MacNeil. The other men are unidentified.

No. 4 Platoon of Support Company

Cape Breton Highlanders

England

Circa 1943

An informal group shot of the men from No. 4 Platoon of Support Company, Cape Breton Highlanders. They were known as the Carrier Platoon. In the centre wearing a helmet is Fred Cederberg. In the second row, second from the right is Fred's cousin, Albert MacNeil. Next to Albert in the second row on the far right, is Sgt. Douglas Haig MacDonald from Florence, NS. He was kiled in action in Italy on August 30, 1944.

Albert MacNeil in a Bren Gun Carrier

Cape Breton Highlanders

England

Circa 1943

In the driver’s seat of a bren gun carrier is Albert MacNeil from Iona, Victoria County, NS. Albert was Fred Cederberg’s cousin. He survived the war. The 62 in a rectangle was the tactical number for the Cape Breton Highlanders. The 5 in a circle stood for the 5th Canadian Armoured Division.

Carrier Platoon of Support Company

Cape Breton Highlanders

England

Circa 1943

Men of the Carrier Platoon of Support Company pose with their bren gun carriers. The number 62 painted on the vehicles was the tactical number for the Cape Breton Highlanders throughout the war. Fifth from the right, leaning forward and not wearing a hat, is Fred Cederberg. Fourth from the right is Fred's cousin, Albert MacNeil.